{"id":5003,"date":"2019-11-15T00:44:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T00:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fkmalaw.com\/?p=5003"},"modified":"2019-11-15T00:44:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T00:44:23","slug":"common-workers-compensation-claims-denied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/common-workers-compensation-claims-denied\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Workers\u2019 Compensation Claims That Are Denied"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you sustain an injury in the workplace or during a work event, it is best to take the proper steps to report it properly. When filing a claim, it can become stressful when employers or their insurance companies look for possible reasons to deny workers\u2019 comp claims.There are multiple common reasons for claim denials, including the following:<br \/>\n<b>Missed deadlines<\/b><br \/>\nIn order to receive workers\u2019 comp benefits, you must report your injury or illness to your employer right away. States have different time limits for reporting injuries and filing claims. If you miss the deadlines, your claim will more than likely be denied.<br \/>\n<b>Disputes about whether injury is work-related<\/b><br \/>\nYour employer may claim that you weren\u2019t working when you were injured, or that your current medical condition isn\u2019t a result of a workplace injury. It is important to properly document your injury immediately following it to avoid this from happening.<br \/>\n<b>You filed the claim after you left your job<\/b><br \/>\nInsurers usually deny claims that were filed after the employee was fired, laid off, or quit. Some states have special rules for workers\u2019 comp claims filed after you left your job. If you qualify for one of the exceptions, you may be able to contest the denial.<br \/>\nConsult with us at <a href=\"http:\/\/illinoisworkinjurylawyer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Franks &amp; Rechenberg, P.C.,<\/a> where we will help secure your access to workers\u2019 compensation benefits at crucial times.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b>Learn more about workers\u2019 compensation through this guide: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/illinoisworkinjurylawyer.com\/order-your-free-workers-comp-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><b>https:\/\/illinoisworkinjurylawyer.com\/order-your-free-workers-comp-book\/<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you sustain an injury in the workplace or during a work event, it is best to take the proper steps to report it properly. When filing a claim, it can become stressful when employers or their insurance companies look for possible reasons to deny workers\u2019 comp claims.There are multiple common reasons for claim denials, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,12],"tags":[38,28,24],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-5003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lawyer-in-mchenry-county","category-workers-compensation","tag-blog","tag-lawyer","tag-workers-compensation-lawyer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5003"},{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windycityclients.com\/franks\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=5003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}